Video: How to fake your location on Android

• March 19, 2014

Anyone interested in privacy has probably felt a little uncomfortable about carrying a GPS-enabled device in their pocket all day. You can learn how to fake your location on Android to throw the scent off your trail, be it precautionary, a way to get around blackouts and censorship, or something else entirely.

F-Droid, the free and open-source Android app market

• March 19, 2014

If you are into the open-source movement, need an alternative to the Google Play Store, or just want more app selection, F-Droid is for you. It is an app marketplace, somewhat like the Google Play Store, but with a few key differences.

Video: How to enable developer options on Android in less than 60 seconds

• March 18, 2014

The first video on our brand new YouTube channel concerns a common problem for Android users on newer versions of the operating system (4.2+): how do you enable developer options? They were there in Android 4.1 and earlier, but they were removed from sight in newer editions.

Android Wear: Google jumps into smartwatch arena, Apple close behind

• March 18, 2014

After teasing in a few speaking engagements, Google Senior VP Sundar Pichai announced via the official Google blog that Android will now be featured on a series of wearables, in addition to their existing presence in the phone and tablet markets. This foray will begin with at least two smartwatches made by LG and Motorola.

Best root apps for Android 2014: our favorites

• March 18, 2014

Rooting your Android phone or tablet doesn’t mean a whole lot unless you have the right apps to take advantage of your newly gained root access. Nowadays, there is so much you can do with the best root apps for Android that you can often achieve all of the customization of custom ROMs without the all of the hassle.

9 reasons to root your Android phone or tablet

• March 2, 2014

“Rooting” is in some ways the Android equivalent to “jailbreaking” on iDevices. You get to unlock features that the phone or tablet’s developers did not intend you to have. The kinds of features you get are different, though, since many of the jailbreak-enabled features for iDevices are ones that come standard on Android. However, there are still several reasons to root your Android phone or tablet.__

How to use Pocket to keep track of news, articles, and more on the web

• February 27, 2014

Chances are that you have seen or heard of Pocket (formerly known as Read it Later). Maybe you have just noticed its logo when you see sharing options on different websites, like this one, or you might have heard of it but you aren’t sure how it might fit into your workflow.

Today, GettingThingsTech will show you exactly what Pocket is all about. It starts with giving you a way to manage the real or virtual piling up of all those things you wanted to read.